Hassan Nahed Ahmed
Department of Community and Family Medicine, Tikrit University College of Medicine, Tikrit, Iraq.
J Adv Pharm Technol Res. 2023 Jul-Sep;14(3):248-252. doi: 10.4103/japtr.japtr_281_23. Epub 2023 Jul 28.
The most prevalent cancer and the one with the highest fatality rate is breast cancer, accounting for 27% of all malignancies in women and ranking one among all cancers in women. It appears that breast cancer affects both developed and developing nations. Hence, raising public awareness of breast malignancy prevention strategies is crucial in lowering the morbidity and mortality associated with the disease. The awareness and practices of female undergraduate students at Tikrit University regarding breast self-examination (BSE) were evaluated in this study. This cross-sectional investigation was performed on 420 Iraqi undergraduate scholars at the Faculty of Basic Education, University of Tikrit. The students were polled online using a self-administrated Google Forms that was disseminated through social media. Microsoft Office Excel and SPSS version 22 were used to analyze the data that had been gathered. The majority of responders (70.2%) claimed to be knowledgeable about breast cancer. Out of the participants, around 31.8% expressed the belief that a positive family history, followed by obesity 18.9% was responsible for its occurrence. BSE as a technique to find breast cancer early was only known by 33.2% of individuals who were aware of breast cancer. The significant relationships between BSE practice and breast cancer were demonstrated ( = 0.01). Timely identification and treatment of breast cancer potentially lead to improved outcomes and complete recovery when individuals promptly report signs and symptoms. By promoting awareness of breast cancer and conducting BSE, it is possible to minimize the financial burden of the treatment plan and mitigate the impact of synonyms.
最常见且死亡率最高的癌症是乳腺癌，占女性所有恶性肿瘤的27%，在女性所有癌症中排名第一。乳腺癌似乎在发达国家和发展中国家都有影响。因此，提高公众对乳腺恶性肿瘤预防策略的认识对于降低与该疾病相关的发病率和死亡率至关重要。本研究评估了提克里特大学女本科生对乳房自我检查（BSE）的认识和实践情况。这项横断面调查是在提克里特大学基础教育学院的420名伊拉克本科学生中进行的。通过社交媒体分发的自我管理谷歌表单对学生进行在线调查。使用微软办公软件Excel和SPSS 22版对收集到的数据进行分析。大多数受访者（70.2%）声称了解乳腺癌。在参与者中，约31.8%的人认为家族病史阳性是其发病原因，其次是肥胖（18.9%）。只有33.2%了解乳腺癌的人知道BSE作为一种早期发现乳腺癌的方法。BSE实践与乳腺癌之间的显著关系得到了证实（ = 0.01）。当个体及时报告体征和症状时，乳腺癌的及时识别和治疗可能会带来更好的结果并实现完全康复。通过提高对乳腺癌的认识和进行BSE，可以最大限度地减少治疗计划的经济负担并减轻同义词的影响。
